Actually, if these things debuted at 1.8GHz that would provide an interim update for the PB. Unfortunately the 7448 is still hamstrung by the FSB so not a great leap forward but not the step backwards I thought. An interesting upgrade would be the single core MPC8641. This would be very telling about the near term roadmap for the PBs. There would be some serious hardware changes required to accommodate the chip, indicating intent to progress to the dual core version rather than move to the G5. Then I would have a very serious dilemma, upgrade to the MPC8641 PB or wait for the MPC8641D dual-core version.IscariotJ said:
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WWDC 2005 Approaching
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When that inevitable 12" Powerbook running the Freescale processor is launched in 6 days, I will throw my 1500 one dollar bills at Apple so fast, they won't know what hit them. 
Val-kyrie said:
On second thought, there is no observed spike in Freescale Semiconductors stock.
https://us.etrade.com/e/t/invest/quotesresearch?sym=FSL"e_type=0
PPC 970MP
Not until September. Another poster on another thread in the Macrumors forum mentioned his company ordering these chips from IBM for non-Mac hardware (I think servers), but were told not until January. If Apple gets to market these chips 3 to 4 months prior to anyone else, including even Big Blue, then September would be about right.
PPC970FX said:
Not until September. Another poster on another thread in the Macrumors forum mentioned his company ordering these chips from IBM for non-Mac hardware (I think servers), but were told not until January. If Apple gets to market these chips 3 to 4 months prior to anyone else, including even Big Blue, then September would be about right.
Anyone know if this will be streamed live? Or perhaps later on in the week?
I can't remember what they did last year...
I can't remember what they did last year...
MacSurfer.com/MacObserver.com links to WWDC
Yeah, wasn't it weird how MacSurfer.com (which is normally excellent) had prominent "news" links to MacObserver.com "stories" (ads, really) for WWDC? I wonder if MacSurfer.com got a cut of the ad fees.
arn said:
Yeah, wasn't it weird how MacSurfer.com (which is normally excellent) had prominent "news" links to MacObserver.com "stories" (ads, really) for WWDC? I wonder if MacSurfer.com got a cut of the ad fees.
I just noticed the shipping has gone up on the Airport Extreme Base Station, Airport Extreme Card, and the Keyspan Express Remote. If i recall it was recently same day shipping but is now 1-3 days. Any opinions on what this could mean?
That probably means... nothing.Rangerhall6 said:
But seriously, there are many reasons that could lead to a shipping time of 1-3 days. At this point I wouldn't interprete too much into it.
groovebuster
Yes, but the recent Airport Express & iTMS ended just last week. One would deduce that Apple was getting rid of old AE stock to make ready for new AEs.groovebuster said:That probably means... nothing.
But seriously, there are many reasons that could lead to a shipping time of 1-3 days. At this point I wouldn't interprete too much into it.
groovebuster
Surprise
I think we're to see a heck of a lot of new stuff in June... but many might not be so appealing to the average user. Friday will tell... personally I'm expecting new iBook design, Dual Core G5 for Xserve and maybe low-wattage PPC970GX embedded in portables
I think we're to see a heck of a lot of new stuff in June... but many might not be so appealing to the average user. Friday will tell... personally I'm expecting new iBook design, Dual Core G5 for Xserve and maybe low-wattage PPC970GX embedded in portables
Reduce, reuse, recycle rumors
Well if there are no new rumors, we'll have to recycle some.
"A project code-named Predator, mentioned in our previous report, has had its release date pushed back to August, sources indicate." -- Think Secret: http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0503nab.html
Will this be announced at WWDC, ready to ship in August? A Photoshop killer maybe?
Well if there are no new rumors, we'll have to recycle some.
"A project code-named Predator, mentioned in our previous report, has had its release date pushed back to August, sources indicate." -- Think Secret: http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0503nab.html
Will this be announced at WWDC, ready to ship in August? A Photoshop killer maybe?
shadowmoses said:
I don't know if there is really a need for this though. Photoshop is a damn fine app, and I think lots of people are quite content with it and not screaming out for an Apple alternative. Mind you, people can't know how good/bad something is unless they have an alternative to compare it to... ; )
gate said:
I'm thinking dual-core across the line, FreeScales in the iBook and PowerBooks and 970MP in all G5s. The last update was a little overclock to get rid of excess PowerMac inventory. Plus a tablet Mac
greenfluke said:I'm thinking dual-core across the line, FreeScales in the iBook and PowerBooks and 970MP in all G5s. The last update was a little overclock to get rid of excess PowerMac inventory. Plus a tablet Mac
Why stop there?
I think we'll get a few new ipod accessories... and maybe a new pro app... and ibooks.
We'll be here on Monday afternoon bitching, that's if the forum doesn't implode from dissapintment.